Right Kind of Dividend Makes a Difference

By

Kelly Evans

January 11, 2012

Dividends still pay.

Sure, it isn't the most original idea in the world. Dividend-focused investment strategies, in fact, have become so popular lately that contrarians worry the trade is now too crowded. But it isn't. Investors can still do well in 2012 by betting on big, dividend-paying companies amid a volatile environment. Indeed, these payers were often the difference between making or losing money on the S&P 500 last...